Today in Italian History Events in Catania History
- 1677-04-22 Battle at Catania: between French & Dutch fleet
- 1943-07-18 British assault on Catania, Sicily
Famous People from Catania
- 1363-07-02 Maria, Queen of Sicily and Duchess of Athens & Neopatria, born in Catania, Kingdom of Sicily (d. 1401)
- 1801-11-03 Vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer (La Sonnambula, Norma), born in Catania, Sicily (d. 1835)
- 1828-04-05 Pietro Platania, Italian composer, born in Catania, Italy (d. 1907)
- 1921-07-24 Giuseppe Di Stefano, Italian operatic tenor, born in Motta Sant'Anastasia, Catania, Sicily (d. 2008)
- 1925-05-25 Aldo Clementi, Italian composer, born in Catania, Sicily (d. 2011)
- 1946-01-09 Leo Gullotta, Italian actor (Sinbad of the 7 Seas), born in Catania, Italy
- 1951-06-26 Tony Currenti, Italian-Australian drummer (AC/DC), born in Fiumefreddo di Sicilia, Catania, Italy
Famous Italians
Agostino Depretis
Albert Anastasia
Alberto Ascari
Aldo Moro
Alessandro Volta
Alexander VII